...A whistle blows and Darth Vader stands silently with a hand raised for a few seconds. The crowd and players await in mounting anticipation.
Darth Vader lowers his upraised hand an speaks:
"Skhhhr The ball went Skhhhr out of bounds Skhhhr. Blue teams' ball Skhhhr." And dramatically points to his left.

A player in a white uniform shouts "Come on! are you blind?!"
Darth Vader steps up to the player. "Skhhr .. I find your lack of faith Skhhr .. disturbing. Skhhr. Perhaps I should change the deal Skhhr to include a technical foul?"
The formerly outraged player steps back, aghast. "No. no need to do that, sir."

The player knew that these new helmets contained a record and replay tech that allowed for the review of wherever the ref was looking for the last 2 min's. There was also a rumour that they contained a transparent graphic display nearly as complex as a helecoptor pilot's giving access to fouls on players, time left, and who knows what else.
-- Zimmy, Mar 10 2006

//The formally outraged player steps back, aghast.//

Perhaps you mean formerly? [+]
-- DesertFox, Mar 10 2006


In an ironic twist, [Zimmy] you have stepped out of the darkness and into the light.
-- Jinbish, Mar 11 2006


"Indeed you are powerful as the goalkeeper has foreseen" "He will retreat ten yards or die"
-- Mr Phase, Mar 11 2006


Bun, especially for the image it conjures of the stadium organist playing the Imperial March every time there's a contentious decision.
-- friendlyfire, Mar 12 2006


The Umpirer's a bum.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Mar 13 2006


See 3, [po]?
-- Ling, Mar 13 2006


Isn't this just asking for team captains to dress up as Obi-Wan? (wait - I'm saying that like it would be a bad thing)

"The power to red card me is insignificant compared with the power of the Force. If you send me off I shall come back more powerful than you can possibly imagine"
-- hippo, Mar 13 2006


Thanks all. & [DesertFox]. I changed my misspelling.
-- Zimmy, Mar 14 2006


"Your attempt to draw a foul was as clumsy as you are stupid." [+]
-- DocBrown, Mar 14 2006


The Umpire Strikes Back.

<sorry>
-- egbert, Mar 14 2006



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